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PTI moves LHC against acceptance of 70 MNAs resignation
without providing hearing opportunity in the matter.
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They were also briefed on the upcoming HEC initiatives to further improve the higher education system in the country. They suggested involving universities in designing capacity building programmes for faculty and administration.
Colony Morr, Akhri Stop, Aadra, Wasim Market, Boher Mosque and Qasae Chowk.
The spokesman said flag marches were being conducted in various areas to make the security plan more effective and added that strict vigilance would be maintained like in previous years to maintain law and order in the city and to curb the dangerous kite flying.
Invoking jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) urged the court to declare national Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf decision illegal who accepted 70 MnAs’ resignations
Making Speaker nA, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and others as respondents in the matter the PTI MnAs, including Fawad Chaudhry, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pervaiz Khattak and others challenged the acceptance of their resignations as MnAs by nA speaker. In the petitions, the former lawmakers maintained that without hearing their viewpoint, the nA speaker accepted resignations.
Urging the LHC to nullify the decision of speaker Raja Pervaiz Asharaf the petitioner prayed the court to issue directives to the Election Commission of Pakistan to denotifying order in this regard.
“Therefore, it is prayed to the court to declare the acceptance of PTI lawmakers’ resignations null and void,” the petition read.
Marriyum meets turkish earthquake women victims in adiyaman
ADIYAMAN
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday met the earthquake-affected women in Adiyaman, Turkiye. The minister on the occasion hugged the victims and expressed her profound grief over the loss of life and property in the earthquake, a press release said. She expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Turkiye on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan.
“The Government of Pakistan stands with its Turkish brothers and sisters in this hour of difficulty,” she remarked. Marriyum Aurangzeb said Pakistan would provide all possible help for the rehabilitation of the earthquake victims.
